A woman returning home from jury duty who left her dog home alone nearly blamed her pooch for fallen window blinds, but then she remembered, “innocent until proven guilty.”
Dog owner Jax works from home, which means rarely leaving her dog, Grim, the black Australian shepherd mix, alone. But because of jury duty, Grim stayed home alone for several hours. She told Newsweek she left at 8 a.m. and returned home around 3 p.m. to find her home a bit messier than usual. The window blinds fell off and landed on Grim’s doggy bed.
Some dogs, when left home alone, become disruptive or destructive. They might bark or howl uncontrollably, chew items, dig, urinate or escape, all of which could be signs of distress and separation anxiety.
Jax knew her dog couldn’t have been the culprit. He usually sleeps when at home by himself. This type of behavior would have been “out of character.” Plus, she said, her blinds had never fallen in six years.
But Grim started acting suspiciously toward Jax after she returned home, running over to the window and sniffing at the blinds on the ground. That’s when she decided to check the security camera for the truth, which she posted to the dog’s Instagram account @grimtheozzy on October 7. The video revealed Grim nowhere near the window blinds. Instead, he was sleeping on Jax’s bed, as she expected.
“He got terrified and started barking for the next ten minutes,” she said.
In the clip, Grim cautiously walked closer to the blinds to investigate. He sniffed for a few moments before backtracking to the bed for more warning barks not to mess with him.
Jax feels relieved not only that Jax remained a perfect good boy, but also because the blinds did not fall on him and hurt him. His bed is right under the window, but he wisely chose to sleep on hers instead.
Viewer Reactions
The Instagram video reached over 260,000 views, 36,900 likes and 57 comments as of Thursday. People felt horribly for how scared he must’ve been, but glad the camera proved his innocence.
“Plssss, him investigating, much concern what a good boy,” wrote a viewer.
Another added: “I’m glad you had video footage and confirmed first. I would feel so bad blaming him for something he didn’t do.”
A third user said: “He showed those blinds who’s boss.”
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